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"This Tax Day serves as a sour reminder of President Trump's disrespect for Americans' right to know their President's conflicts of interest.

"What are President Trump and the Republican Congress hiding?  Every President since Gerald Ford, Democrat and Republican, has released his tax returns to the public.  Despite the history, despite his own promises, President Trump and Republicans in Congress are desperate to keep the American people in the dark.

"Thank you, everyone.  Thank you Michael [Blecker] for your great leadership and your kind words of welcome.  Thank you Paul Cox for your leadership as well, to be here with you and Michael Blecker, of course with Suzanne Gordon, we'll all be looking forward to her speech, and Edgar Escobar thank you for your leadership.  I also want to acknowledge my daughter, Christine Pelosi who is here, she is a member of the Democratic National Committee, and she was the leader in insisting they have Veterans desk at the Democratic National Committee.

"Instead of acting to create jobs for hard-working families, Republicans are focused on restricting millions of women's access to family planning and preventive care services.

"Title X-funded clinics play a vital role in our health care system, with over four million women receiving family planning and preventive care at these clinics each year.  President Trump's assault on Title X will likely have heartbreaking impacts for thousands of vulnerable families who will lose access to lifesaving preventive care.

"While Jewish families across America celebrate Passover, the chief spokesman of this White House is downplaying the horror of the Holocaust.

"Sean Spicer must be fired, and the President must immediately disavow his spokesman's statements.  Either he is speaking for the President, or the President should have known better than to hire him."